COFFS City came out on top in a strongly-contested Interclub Challenge played against Iona FC on Saturday, 28 March. The two Mid North Coast clubs played pre-season games across the following divisions: U12 Boys, U14 Boys, U16 Boys, U16 Girls, and Ladies and Men’s premier and reserve grades. Coffs won five games to two to […]
Port Stephens to Mid North Coast sees sustained migration as regional living remains in demand
A NEW wave of internal migration is reshaping regional Australia, with coastal communities from Port Stephens through to the Mid North Coast continuing to attract strong interest from city dwellers. While Queensland’s Sunshine Coast remains the top destination nationally, the NSW corridor spanning Port Stephens, the MidCoast, Port Macquarie, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour is maintaining […]
Manager of The Shores Carol Merritt, presents the defib to Wayne Brady and Reece Baker. Photo: Wayne Brady.
Table tennis clubs in Coffs Harbour receive a defibrillator
MEDICAL emergencies are usually a surprise, so it always helps to be prepared. With this in mind, members of the Coffs over 50s and Coffs Harbour Table Tennis clubs recently gathered to celebrate the donation of a new defibrillator to help ensure the safety and wellbeing of players and visitors. The machine was donated by […]
Talented Female Program enjoys unprecedented growth
Talented Female Program Under 13s players. Talented Female Program Under 14s players. Talented Female Program Under 16s players. NORTH Coast Football’s (NCF) Talented Female Program is benefiting from the surge in popularity of the women’s game, with 2026 participation numbers hitting record highs. NCF general manager Duncan Marchant says the growth is unprecedented. “So far […]
Suns to play first home game of season
THE COFFS Coast’s best junior basketballers will represent their region at home this weekend. The Coffs Harbour Suns Youth Men (Under 20s) team play their first home game of their representative season, when they host the Hills Hornets from 5pm on Saturday, 11 April, at Sportz Central. The game is part of Round 3 of […]
Stargazing: What if we had no Moon?
IMAGINE a world where the Moon never showed up for its nightly shift. No silver spotlight draped across oceans, no quiet companion hanging above late-night thinkers. Just a blazing Sun clocking out each evening and leaving us with… a blackout. Romantic? Not exactly. Mysterious? Maybe – but mostly inconvenient. Let’s start at the beach. Without […]
Letter to the Editor: Let our elected representatives know
DEAR News Of The Area, I’M sure most would agree that the Jetty Foreshore area is one of the most iconic in all of Coffs Harbour. Most would have spent time there as children and then seen their own children enjoy the beaches and open spaces. This area is now under threat of being transformed […]
‘On the couch’ with Jasminda
DEAR Jasminda, How do we cope when there is so much chaos in the world? It feels as though every new day brings a worse news story than the day before. Georgia D. Dear Georgia, There is no point denying that the world feels as though it is in a massive state of flux at […]
Stallholders getting ready for Living Well Expo
The Coffs Harbour Living Well Expo. Participants at a past Living Well Expo. ORGANISATIONS and businesses supporting older adults and people living with disability on the Mid North Coast, are gearing up for the free Coffs Harbour Living Well Expo. Returning on Wednesday 13 May, it will bring together community members, service providers, and other […]
Concerns raised over proposed battery storage facility at Karangi
Karangi residents at the community information session at Upper Orara Hall. Photo: Kate Pye. Sharon Few at her property overlooking the proposed battery storage site. Photo: Kate Pye. A map of the proposed battery facility location in Karangi. SYDNEY-BASED developer Avenis Energy is proposing a 10-hectare lithium-ion battery storage facility in Karangi, with construction and […]
